These cookie bars brought to you by the many, many mini packs of M&Ms that were languishing at the bottom of the Halloween pile and a quick 15 minutes to mix them up and toss them into the oven.

Weekly lunch prep isn't just about knowing what food I'll have every day, or what I need to buy for the week. It's also about having things prepped in advance so I have enough time not just to make and eat lunch, but also to throw together some midday treats.

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And the whipped feta and tomato chutney are not just delicious, but gorgeous.

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GAH. Today's dinner guest canceled. And I had such a great menu planned.

Good thing my family will appreciate my fab home made selections tonight anyway.

On the menu:
- Whipped feta with tomato chutney
- Quinoa edamame & feta salad
- Warm barley and carrot salad, with turmeric and cumin, topped with almonds and pomegranate seeds

And the main:
- Fresh made pasta with spinach, basil, and walnut pesto

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And these cookies DID slay, friends. Edible glitter and fancy sprinkles FTW. #KitchenWitch

One of the things I love about being a #KitchenWitch is that I almost always have things around to make into home made, healthy (ish) lunches during my work days.

Today I had some shrimp to use up, so grabbed a jar of sweet corn that I preserved this summer, some fresh basil from my aerogarden, & some veggie stock I made last week (with peels and ends that would have otherwise gone to compost) and whipped up a cozy corn and shrimp chowder. Doesn't photograph well but it's *delicious*.

My basil plant (in my #AeroGarden - love that thing!) needed to be harvested, so I whipped up a quick but delicious #Pescatarian lunch using it and some sundried tomatoes.

Later I'll be decorating cookies, but first, this lovely shrimp and some red wine.

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Cookie baking has commenced. This #KitchenWitch is prepping for some delicious treats to take to a New Year's Eve soirée: Norwegian butter biscuits which will be dressed to SLAY once they're all finished.

Current status: making my own veggie stock in my #ElectricCauldron (instant pot) that I'll use in making some chili later this afternoon.

Making veggie stock from all the skins, scraps, bits, and bobs from veg prep is one of my favourite electric cauldron hacks.

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I love complex, complicated cooking, but I equally love simple delicious meals.

This lunch has (not including the croutons) just 7 ingredients: kale, spinach, salmon, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, pine nuts, and salt.

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One of my favourite things about my company's 100% remote work policy is that I can made delicious, home made lunches nearly every day. Today: seared salmon on a bed of fresh baby spinach and home-grown (from my #aerogarden) baby kale, with pine nuts and home made croutons.

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Apparently it's a baking kind of weekend.

Fresh out of the oven: mocha dark chocolate (with chili) cookies.

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Okay, Test batch 3 is a clear winner here. #KitchenWitch

Taking today to test drive a few basic bread recipes, to find my perfect go-to, do-in-my-sleep option. Can't believe I don't already have one, given how much time I spend in the kitchen. Embarrassing, really.

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